Description:Ernest Pattison came from Lower Green, Newcastle-under-Lyme. He joined the 3rd North Staffordshire Regiment in 1914. He was injured in France, when a piece of shrapnel hit him in the head. He was sent back to Britain to recover and was stationed in Burton-on-Trent at a recruitment office. Unfortunately he fell ill and was taken to Burton Red Cross Hospital. He died on New Years Day 1916, aged 23 years old and was buried in the Newcastle-under-Lyme cemetery. He was awarded three medals: the 1914-15 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal.